Mbogani Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Mbogani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbogani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1301:355,23020,851
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Mbogani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mbogani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Mbogani is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbogani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mbogani are found; 78 percent are found in East Africa and 43 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa.

The surname Mbogani is most numerous in Kenya, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 355,230. In Kenya Mbogani is primarily found in: Vihiga County, where 42 percent are found, Kakamega County, where 38 percent are found and Migori County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Kenya this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Mbogani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbogani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.61% less than the national average, earning R 114,996 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mmbogani932/
Mbougani932/
Mboganie931/
Mboganyi931/
Mboungani885/
Mbogoni861,611/
Mbogane8656/
Mbagani8630/
Mbogana864/
Mbongane8037/
Mbaganyi801/
Mbonga'ne751/
Mbhongane751/
Mbhangani751/
Mbanganyi751/
Mbagane7162/
Mbagana716/
Mbogone711/
Mbangane67141/
Mbagaine676/
Mbongone672/
Mbakgane671/
Mbagaina671/
Mbogouney631/
Mbahangaine564/
Mbangone532/
Mbaïngone501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mbogani
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